A DHL cargo plane operated by SwiftAir crashed during an emergency landing near Vilnius Airport in Lithuania, killing one crew member and injuring three others. The plane was traveling from Leipzig, Germany to Vilnius.
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A DHL cargo plane crashed early Monday near the airport in Lithuania's capital, killing one person
The plane was flying from the eastern German city of Leipzig and skid several hundred metres before crashing
The deceased person was Spanish, and the remaining three crew members were Spanish, German and Lithuanian nationals
On November 25, a cargo plane of the German courier service DHL crashed near Vilnius airport.
A DHL cargo plane flying from Leipzig in Germany crashed near the Vilnius Airport in Lithuania on the morning of Nov. 25, leaving one crew member dead and two injured
The plane crashed a few kilometers south of the runway and hit a house, catching on fire
The plane crashed at about 5.30 a.m. local time south of the capital
Lithuanian authorities said it was too early to draw conclusions about the cause of the crash and that an investigation was underway
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